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Power & Politics 'Next step' on the road to reconciliation?
Hayden King, professor of Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University, weighs in on Prime Minister Trudeau's decision to split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate ministries, some 20 years after the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) recommended such a division.
- 2017
- 00:07:29
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/13/2017
News in Review - January 2015 First Nations Land Disputes
Since Europeans first arrived in Canada, non-Natives have laid claim to lands that were once under the control of the Native population. Increasingly, First Nations people are asking for their land rights to be honoured. Here are two very different cases where a land dispute could leave someone in financial ruin.
- 2015
- 00:17:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/21/2015
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CBC News "Got Land?": The Controversial T-shirt Slogan
It's a simple slogan that sparked a complicated conversation about First Nations land treaties in Saskatchewan, and a young student found herself in the middle. Thirteen-year-old Tenelle Start didn't realize the controversy her sweatshirt would create until she wore it to school. It reads "Got Land?" on the front, and "Thank an Indian" on the back. Tenelle Starr was asked ...
- 2014
- 00:02:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/14/2014
Calgary Eyeopener Athabasca Chipewyan blogger on Neil Young tour
Angelina Pratt, a blogger from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, talks about her conflicted reaction to musician Neil Young's recent fundraising tour on behalf of her community. She discusses in particular her wish that the "Honour the Treaties" tour had discussed the treaty issues more, particularly given her concerns for her community's health and surroundings.
- 2014
- 00:07:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/13/2014
Ideas It Feels Like We're On the Cusp: First Nations and the Future of Canadian Citizenship
Part history lesson, part memoir, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations takes to the stage to share stories of the people he represents and his own past. In his lecture titled It Feels Like We're On the Cusp, National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo sets out why he believes First Nations peoples are on the cusp of change. The ...
- 2013
- 00:53:59
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/13/2014
The National Treaty 8 and Native Taxation
A Federal Court ruling on Treaty 8, which states that Natives are not required to pay taxes, is being appealed. This documentary explores the history of the Treaty and the implications for Natives and non-natives across the country. Today, in High Prairie, Alberta, many businesses are owned by Natives. If Treaty 8 is enforced, some people will pay taxes and ...
- 2002
- 00:18:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - November 1999 Native Rights: Sharing Resources
The recent Supreme Court ruling, which interpreted a 1760 treaty signed by the British government as granting Mi’kmaq people on the East Coast the right to fish for a “moderate livelihood” even in the off-season, is the latest in a long series of complex events that have precipitated tension, administrative difficulties and conflict in our natural resources industries. The implications ...
- 1999
- 00:14:16
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/15/1999
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News in Review - October 1995 Native Claims: Growing Frustrations
This News in Review story looks at the stand-off at Gustafsen Lake in Secwepemec (Shuswap) territory in B.C. and the occupation of Ipperwash Provincial Park by Chippewa protesters in Ontario. These events during the summer of 1995 are the points of departure for examining the larger issues of land claims and the growing frustration of First Nations groups. Also covered is ...
- 1995
- 00:10:30
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/15/1995
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